STMicroelectronics' STM32H7 Series MCU Leverages the New Platform Security Architecture from Arm to Boost Protection for Conn...
October 23 2017 - 12:01PM
- Platform Security Architecture (PSA) from Arm enhances support
for cost-effective state-of-the-art security in the IoT world
- ST's Arm® Cortex®-M7 based STM32H7 series MCUs combine PSA
principles with advanced security features and services
Geneva, October 23, 2017 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE:
STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across
the spectrum of electronics applications and a leading supplier of
Arm-based microcontrollers (MCU) used in Internet-of-Things (IoT)
devices, welcomes Platform Security Architecture (PSA) from Arm,
announced today, as a major enabler for ubiquitous, best-in-class
cyber security. ST's STM32H7 high-performing MCUs are designed with
the same security concepts as the PSA framework and combine these
principles with STM32-family enhanced security features and
services.
People and organizations are increasingly dependent on connected
electronic devices to manage time, monitor health, handle social
interactions, consume or deliver services, maximize productivity,
and many other activities. Preventing unauthorized interactions
with these devices is essential to protecting identity, personal
information, physical assets, and intellectual property. As the IoT
grows in scope and pervasiveness, public safety and national
security are also at stake. As device manufacturers must always
innovate to beat new and inventive hacking exploits, PSA helps them
implement state-of-the-art security cost-effectively in small,
resource-constrained devices.
"Security is a major priority to ensure the success of the IoT.
Winning the confidence of end users -- from individual consumers to
businesses and government agencies - is critical to adoption," said
Michel Buffa, Microcontroller Division General Manager,
STMicroelectronics. "PSA from Arm is making core security
capabilities like device identity and over-the-air (OTA) updates
more affordable and scalable for small autonomous IoT devices, and
we've made it work with the existing security features of STM32
microcontrollers, including on our high-performing STM32H7
series."
ST's STM32H7 MCU devices integrate hardware-based security
features including a True Random-Number Generator (TRNG) and
advanced cryptographic processor, which will simplify protecting
embedded applications and global IoT systems against attacks like
eavesdropping, spoofing, or man-in-the-middle interception. In
addition, secure firmware loading facilities help OEMs ensure their
products can be programmed safely and securely, even off-site at a
contract manufacturer or programming house. To enable secure
loading, security keys and software services already on-board the
MCU permit OEMs to provide manufacturing partners with
already-encrypted firmware, making intercepting, copying, or
tampering with the code impossible. This enables programming and
authenticating the device to establish the root-of-trust mechanism
needed for the device to be connected to the end-user's network and
remotely updated over the air (OTA) to apply security patches or
feature upgrades throughout the lifetime of the device.
"Arm is working with our ecosystem to shift the economics of
security with the introduction of PSA as a common industry
framework for securing the next trillion connected devices," said
Paul Williamson, vice president and general manager, IoT Device IP,
Arm. "The secure hardware blocks and firmware-loading services ST
has embedded in the Cortex-M based STM32H7 series utilizes the Arm
PSA principles to drive innovation in security for a broad range of
applications, including communication gateways and connected
objects."
Note to Editors:
A member of the STM32H7 series supporting the PSA, the STM32H753
MCU with Arm's highest-performing embedded core (Cortex-M7)
delivers a record performance of 2020 CoreMark/856 DMIPS running at
400MHz, executing code from embedded Flash memory. Additional
innovations and features implemented by ST further boost
performance. These include the Chrom-ART Accelerator(TM) for fast
and efficient graphical user-interfaces, a hardware JPEG codec that
allows high-speed image manipulation, highly efficient Direct
Memory Access (DMA) controllers, up to 2MB of on-chip dual-bank
Flash memory with read-while-write capability, and the L1 cache
allowing full-speed interaction with off-chip memory. Multiple
power domains allow developers to minimize the energy consumed by
their applications, while plentiful I/Os, communication interfaces,
and audio and analog peripherals can address a wide range of
entertainment, remote-monitoring, and control applications.
The STM32H753 is in production now, priced $8.90 for orders or
10,000 pieces. Other pricing options are available. Please contact
your local ST distributor or visit http://www.st.com/STM32H753 for
more details.
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